How to Use plantain in a Sentence

plantain

noun

• The plantain was sweet and long enough to fill the tortilla.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
• Add the almonds and the fried plantain, and stir to combine.
  — Bill Esparza, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022
• Rosa said the south side of the island, which bore the brunt of the storm, has the largest plantain and banana farms.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
• The plant — called broadleaf plantain — would ease the pain, my host mother said.
  — Gina Rich, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
• Or there’s the Maui, which is made with pineapple, ham, and plantains.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• Use the plantains as a palate reprieve or stack the fish on top (don’t forget the ají).
  — Isa Zapata, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2023
• The crispy plantains are the star of this dish, but the rice and black beans will keep your little ones full for hours.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
• Slices of plantain are fried once, then smashed and fried again to get extra crispy edges.
  — Casey Barber, CNN, 18 May 2022
• Patrons can also add fried plantains, cheese, and meat to the dish.
  — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
• The roasted plantain in the Plantini gives a unique twist to the classic Daiquiri.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 11 Oct. 2022
• Many grocery stores sell heat-and-serve frozen plantains too.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 June 2023
• The pulpy white beans are stacked under plantain leaves to ferment for a week before they are dried in the sun.
  — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• Next, McCrary returned with a plate of jerk salmon paired with rice and plantains.
  — Brande Victorian, Essence, 19 Sep. 2023
• The lunch was also filled with foraged fare, from the nettles to the garlic to the ribgrass plantain leaves.
  — New York Times, 11 May 2022
• Its flavor was indeed neutral, with a hint of plantain at the end.
  — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
• Try the Trad bowl, a mix of jollof rice, chicken, plantains and vegetables in yaji sauce.
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 22 Mar. 2023
• The jerk salmon and ackee, with plantain, pumpkin and a quinoa waffle for $17.
  — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• Once the chiles and tomatoes are pureed, peel the plantain and add it, along with the other roasted ingredients to the blender and process to a smooth, soft puree.
  — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2023
• Black beans acquire texture with the help of tiny plantain croutons.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• Some fans even brought actual plantains to hold as props.
  — James Wagner Saul Martinez, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
• For his go-to meal this Easter, the chef recommends honey ham roast and plantain bread.
  — Dwight Brown, Essence, 27 Mar. 2024
• Shellfish propped up on the plantain mash are surrounded by herbs and a heady broth dotted with green oil.
  — Gabe Hiatt, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• Months ago, a heavy rain wiped out her plantain crop, leaving her four children with nothing to eat.
  — Julie Turkewitz Federico Rios, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• For instance, chickpeas are combined with summer squash in curry ($13) and served with rice and peas and ripe plantain on the side.
  — jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2022
• The black bean, sweet plantain, and gooey cheese taco is an underrated must-order, too.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Aug. 2022
• Don’t miss the coconut plantain bread pudding with roasted chili pineapple and rum cream sauce.
  — Anna Haines, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• The plantain added a light starchiness which complemented the zip of the ginger.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2023
• And the Indian plantain has beautiful leaves that are all crinkly.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2022
• The day of that police encounter, Genesis had been selling atole and plantain chips.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
• Cuts of pork, beef and chicken meld in a stew with plantains, rounds of corn on the cob, winter squash and yautia, a root vegetable sometimes called malanga.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024